About the summer school

This summer school is organized once a year over the course of one week. It offers a unique opportunity to attend, free of charge, a 5-day summer school held in Roscoff (Brittany) at the Marine Station. The program is primarily intended for students entering a Master’s degree, but it is also well suited to current Master’s students wishing to broaden their academic horizons, as well as PhD students considering a change in research direction.

All costs related to lectures, accommodation (hotel and meals), and transportation between Paris and Roscoff are fully covered. Departure from Paris is scheduled for August 23, with return on August 29.

Objective

The main objective of the summer school is to introduce plasma physics in any state from Laboratory, to the distant universe. PLAS@PAR selects good ranked students with a good background in physics or applied mathematics, to introduce them to the diversity of plasma physics. Hence the formation covers various aspects of plasmas : astrophysical and natural plasmas, laboratory plasmas generated by lasers, electrical devices, ion beams, and also cold plasmas for industrial applications etc.

The main objective of the summer school is to introduce plasma physics in any state from Laboratory, to the distant universe. PLAS@PAR selects good ranked students with a good background in physics or applied mathematics, to introduce them to the diversity of plasma physics. Hence the formation covers various aspects of plasmas : astrophysical and natural plasmas, laboratory plasmas generated by lasers, electrical devices, ion beams, and also cold plasmas for industrial applications etc.

Provisional program

Plenary lectures and hands-on sessions on :

• Introduction to Plasma Physics
• Astrophysical Plasmas
• Spectroscopy : foundations and applications for diagnostic
• Symbiosis between plasmas and technologies
• Plasmas for Energy and Fusion (Tokamak and other Devices)
• Plasma for Environment
• Laser generated Plasmas
• Plasma physics as an innovative opportunity for space propulsion
   

Admission

PLAS@PAR welcomes worldwide students attending the last year of a bachelor degree in Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics or equivalent or even the second year of the degree but having passed all first year exams and the electromagnetism exam (typically at year 2) before  participating to the school. First year Master level students are also welcome depending on the number of applications.  

As a result of the limited available spots (max. 25 students), the selection will be made based on a CV and the shortlisting of the students will be undertaken at the beginning of May.

 In order to apply to our Summer School, you will have to send the required documents.

 Registration is Open ! Deadline : April 30, 2026

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1. Completed and signed application form
2. A copy of your ID, or passport.
3. A copy of your student card.
4. It is imperative that a certificate is provided by the student's institution of higher education, which should include all grades since the beginning of the student's studies in English or French.
5. A certification of good knowledge of English (not required if english is your mother tongue).

Aggregate these documents into one single file named firstname_lastname.pdf  (or .zip). And then drop your file here .

If you have any question or technical problem, please contact : ramja.sivanathan@sorbonne-universite.com.

For this school, a good knowledge in general physics, statistical mechanics, electromagnetism, spectroscopy and electrostatic is recommended.

At the end of the summerschool a certificate of achievement is given to the student.

Summer Schools under the patronage of UNIPI

For more information, contact : prigent@insp.jussieu.fr or  ramja.sivanathan@sorbonne-universite.com.

We would like to thank the University of Pisa (Italy), Sorbonne University's Physics Department, the Infinite Physics Initiative (IPI) and EUR PLASMAScience for their help and financial support in organizing this school!